Welcome...........Here you will find Early English Wooden dolls from 1680-1780 that I reproduce. I hope you enjoy my Journey and Passion of making dolls! Come by often and see what I am working on or email me to see what is in the works here babesfromthewoods@gmail.com

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Don't forget to click "OLDER POSTS" at the bottom of each page to take a tour through several years of dolls that I have made.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Meet Justine. She is fully jointed and hand carved by me. Her eyes are antique black glass pupiless eyes. She is wearing a fabulous full antique silk gown with embroidery in shades blue/greens and gold and wonderful tarnished metallic threads. Justine's shoes are silk and have silk bows and tarnished antique buckles. She has a mischievous little smirk that is so endearing! She is very dainty and looks like a young lady of the mid 1700's. Her patina is amazing. Justine is so much more lovely in person.
I hope you enjoy seeing her. If you would like more photos or have questions just email me: toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

Justine sits or stands well........

SOLD

She needed a pocket and Chatelaine with a pinball!

SOLD

Justine arrived at her new home in Australia today.

I must share the lovely email that I just received:

Kathy,
there was great excitement when I went to the PO late yesterday afternoon. There
was a special delivery awaiting collection. Hmmmm i wondered... what it could
be??? I couldn’t remember ordering anything,, and I certainly didn’t expect it
to be from you, not this quick! But... then I spotted your signature doll
sticker and I let out a tiny squeal.. ohhhhh what a wonderful surprise!!!

It was all
a bit of a mad rush to get home and unpack my dear little Justine, before
heading down to Melbourne, for a family dinner. It was a combined b’day dinner
for my eldest son’s girlfriend, as well as a farewell dinner for my daughter,
Jade who came home for Christmas and is jetting back to London UK, on
Saturday.

OMG I don’t
know anyone who wraps better than you!! Layer upon layer of bubble wrap, not to
mention all the sticky tape LOL!! Believe me, I'm glad you do!!!

I finally
released her from her bubble wrap, ever so carefully... and there she was, my
sweet little Justine... beautiful beyond words!! Oh Kathy, you’re so right, she
is so much nicer in person, quite unbelievable really!!! She has the sweetest
angelic face, and I love her wispy hair peaking from her little lacy cap. Her
eyes are captivating, they really draw you in.. it’s quite mesmerising, and I
love her delicate silky hands.. I can’t stop stroking them, they feel so soft
and smooth. I am in awe of you beautiful craftsmanship, how do you do it??!! I
would love to spend a day with you in your studio, just to sit and watch you
work.. what a treat that would be!

Kathy,
Justine’s outfit is divine, the antique silk is exquisite.. I've never seen
anything like it!!! The petticoat is adorable.. the attention to detail is mind
boggling!! All the teeny tiny stitches... and oh my, that adorable little
pocket.. and her delightful shoes.. I'm in awe!!! You’re
amazing!!!

Words
cannot describe how happy and grateful I am to be the lucky owner of one of your
amazing Queen Anne dolls... my very own QA Justine, she’s a little treasure and
I LOVE her so much!!

I can’t
wait to introduce her to the Sliver sisters, and the Izannah sisters.. I'm sure
they’ll love her too!!

Thank
you....

Marian
x

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

ALL THE BEST IN 2015

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TO MY FAITHFUL CUSTOMERS AND FOLLOWERS, I THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOLL MAKING IN 2015

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Here is the latest Sliver Sister Pincushion doll. She is only 6" tall and dressed in some marvelous small Jacobean linen.
If you have any questions or would like more photos just email me: toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
She is SOLD.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

LADY ELOISE.............SOLD
Here is the lucky doll that I hinted about yesterday. She is the one to wear the silk slippers shown below. Lady Eloise is 23" tall and fully jointed and quite amazing, if I do say so myself! You will see......scroll down, I have posted LOTS of photos but she still is so much nicer in person. Lady Eloise is hand carved by me from Basswood that grew on our 200 acres here and has fully removable undergarments and accessories that I made just for her If you are interested in a large hand carved wooden Queen Anne Doll, and like to sew, she would be a wonderful doll to make a trousseau for. If you would like any more photos, just email me and I will send some: toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

Note: I do have a 2 piece gown available for this doll, scroll down and you will see.

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Meet Pricilla!
She is 11" tall and so sweet. She is dressed in panels of antique and vintage silk fabric and wears a wonderful antique very full petticoat beneath her gown. Her tiny shoes are also hand made of silk. She carries her tiny masquerade mask as well. Her eyes are antique glass black pupiless eyes and her lids and brows have the tiniest dots. She is a very dainty doll and her patina is really wonderful and so much nicer in person than in these photos.
If you would like more photos or have questions just email me: toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Pricilla is SOLD.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

I promised last week that I would reveal the person that is taking over my Izannah Walker doll molds. It is Lynda Hampton of Kangaroo Island, Australia. Her site is www.thelittlehamptons.com
Do take a look! She has now finished her first small Izannah Walker doll since receiving the molds and supplies from me.
Lynda is very excited with this new venture and I wish her all the luck in the world as I know how exciting it was for me to paint that first head!! I know she is working on more Izannah Walker dolls so do check her site often.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

I am so pleased to show you my “LAST” Izannah Walker doll. She is now SOLD. There will be no more from my hands. This doll is 19 1/2” tall
and has 3 pieces of antique undergarments and her dress is hand made by me using
Antique Calico from about 1870. Her bonnet goes with her as well.
toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
More on the closing of this chapter of my doll making below.................

Keep scrolling down to find out why this is my "LAST" Izannah Walker doll

.......SOLD......

SOLD

Read below...........

To all of you who have been on this Izannah Walker journey with me and have
followed my progress and purchased my dolls, I humbly thank you.

I made the decision a while ago to let go of the “Izannah Walker Doll” part
of my doll making business. My heart truly is in making English Wooden Queen Anne style
dolls so that will be my main focus now. For several years now I have made
Izannah Walker dolls and loved every moment of the sewing, painting and making
those 1850’s little dresses!

I think I have a achieved what I set out to do, and that was to be able to
make Izannah Walker dolls that looked like Izannah’s dolls. I went to the very
expensive task of making molds off of 3 of the 6 antique Izannah Walker original
dolls that I sought out, purchased and studied. Just to be able to hold the originals and
study how they were made and feel the history in my hands gave me all the inspiration I needed to make Izannah Walker dolls. The journey has been wonderful and fulfilling and a great creative challenge for me. For this, I thank Izannah Walker for showing the world her amazing talent in the field of early doll making through her portrait dolls.

I will be disclosing in a week or so the person that is taking over my
molds, patterns, and tips. She is as equally excited to be making these dolls
with my original molds as I was when I made my First Izannah Walker doll. I
will be happy to share this info and a link to her site just the moment she lets
me know I can share the secret!!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

7" Sliver Sister Pincushion Doll reminiscent of the tiny 1790's wooden dolls. She is hand carved and has wonderful tiny wooden hands......check out those little fingers! The faces of these dolls would make anyone smile. She is dressed in very early faded cotton and has her tiny brass scissors ready to help.
She is AVAILABLE.
If you have any questions or would like more photos just email me: toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Enjoy!

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Then and Now.................

About Me

My name is Kathy PattersonI have been reproducing early English wooden dolls, also known as Queen Anne dolls, since early August of 2008. It is my hope that those of you who love very early wooden dolls as I do, will come back here often to see what is new. You are welcome to email me about what dolls are available for sale or to place an order: babesfromthewoods@gmail.com